1877 Liberian general election

none Liberia 1879 Liberian general election 1879 1875 Liberian general election 1875 May 1877 yes Presidential election presidential Anthony W. Gardiner.jpg Anthony W. Gardner True Whig Party President James Spriggs Payne Republican Party (Liberia) Anthony W. Gardner True Whig Party General elections were held in Liberia in 1877. Anthony W. Gardner of the True Whig Party was the only candidate in the presidential elections,https://scholarworks.iu.edu/journals/index.php/lsj/article/download/4134/3761 Democracy Or Disarmament: Some Second Thoughts On Amos Sawyer And Contemporary Politicians Carl Patrick Burrowes Liberian Studies Journal XX 1995 1 117–125 and was elected unopposed.Elections in Liberia https://web.archive.org/web/20171228171749/http://africanelections.tripod.com/lr.html 2017-12-28 African Elections Database Gardner took office on 7 January 1878. The election began the century-long political dominance of the True Whig Party. References Liberia General Category:Elections in Liberia Category:Election and referendum articles with incomplete results Category:Single-candidate elections